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'carol singing noun [U] the singing of
Christmas carols especially in a church or outdoors, often to collect money for
charity圣诞报佳音（常指在教堂或户外唱圣
诞颂 ) ► carol singer
noun carom /'kaeram/ verb [V] [especially NAm^) to hit a surface
and come off it fast at a different angle 撞击后弹开' car-ot-ene
/'kaeratiin/
noun [U] a red or
orange substance found in. carrots and other plants 胡萝卜素
—see
also beta-carotene
ca-rotid artery /ks'rDtid aitari; NAmE -'ra:t- a:rt-/ noun (arjfltomy 解）either of the two
large arteries in the neck that
carry blood to the head 颈动脉 ca-rouse /ka'rauz/ verb [V] [literary) to spend time
drinking alcohol, laughing and enjoying yourself in a noisy way with other
people痛饮狂欢；狂伕作乐
car-ou-sel
/.kaera'sel/
noun 1 {especially NAm^) = merry- go-round(I) 2 a moving belt from
which you collect your bags at an airport (机场的）行李传送捨
carp
/ka:p;
NAmEka:r^/
noun, verb mnoun [C, U] {pi. carp) a large freshwater fish that is used for food 鲤鱼
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verb [V]〜（at sb) (about sth) to
keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way 不停地治怨；皭叨
carpal /'ka:pl; NAmE 'kairpl/ noun {anatomy M) any of the eight
small bones that form the wrist carpal tun-nel
syn-drome /,ka:pl 'tAnl sindraum; ,ka:rpl ’tAnl sindroum/ nown [U] (med/'cfl/ 医）a painful condition of
the hand and fingers caused by pressure on a nerve because of repeated
movements over a long period腕管综合征（手腕长期受力压迫神经
引起手和手指疼痛）
'car park noun {Br£) an area or a
building where people can leave their cars 停车场；停车房 _
see also garage,
MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK — Compare PARKING
carpe diem /.kaipei 'diiem;
'daiem; NAmE ,ka:rpei/ exclamation (from Latin) an expression used
when you want to say that sb should not wait, but should take an opportunity as
soon as it appears 抓住机遇；把握现在
carpel
/'karpl;
NAmE 'kairpl/ noun {biology 5^) the part of a
plant in which seeds are produced 心皮（植物垢出 子实的部分彳:一 picture
o plant car-pen-ter /'ka:panta(r); NAmE 'ka:rp-/ noun a person whose job
is making and repairing wooden objects and structures 木工；木匠一compare joiner(I)
car-pen-try
/'kaipentri;
NAmE 'kairp-/ noun [U] 1 the
work of a carpenter木工；木工工艺；木匠活2 things made by a
carpenter 本品；.木器；木怍.
Car-pet
Ow
/'kaipit;
NAmE 'kairpit/ noun, verb
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noun 1 [U] a thick woven
material made of wool, etc. for covering floors or stairs 地毯：a roll of carpet 地毯 2
[C]
a p|ece of carpet used as a floor covering, especially when shaped to fit a
room (尤指铺满房间的
一块）地毯：to iay a ca/pet 铺地毯a bedroom carpet 卧室地毯◊ (6r£) We have}?ttedcarpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house•我们家的地Jr.都铺了地毯。
—see also CARPETING,
RED CARPET, RUG 3 [d 〜(of sth) ("fera/y) a thick
layer of sth on the ground 覆盖地面 的一层厚东西：a carpet 〇/ snow
—层厚厚的雪
IT7I71
(be/get called) on the carpet (informal, especially A//\m£) called to see
sb in authority because you have done sth wrong (因做错事）被上司叫去训舍：J got caZZed on the
carpet/or being !ate•我因为迟到被叫去剋了
一顿。一more at sweep v.
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verb [VN] [usually
passive] 1 to cover the floor of a room with a carpet 角地毯 M
(房间的 >
地：I7ie ZiaH was carpeted in Wue.大厅#上亍色的地毯。2 ~sth (with/in sth) {literary) to cover sth with a
thick layer of sth把…厚庳地覆盖；厚厚地铺上：The/orest _/Zoor was
ca/peted with wfZd月owers•森杯的地面开满了野花。
3 [informal, especially Br£) to speak angrily
to sb because they have done sth wrong 训库；斥责 reprimand
'carpet bag noun a bag used in the
past for carrying your things when travelling (旧时的）毛毯旅行包
carpet-bagger
/'ka:pitbaega(r);
NAmE 'kairp-/ noun 1 {disapproving) a politician who
tries to be elected in
an
area where he or she is not known and is therefore not welcome (在知名度不高的地区参加竞选因而不受当
地欢迎的）外来政客2 a person from the northern states of the
US who went to the South after the Civil War in order to make money or get
political power (美国内战后去南方）投机钻苕的北方人 'carpet-bomb verb [VN] 1 to drop a large number
of bombs onto every part of an area 对（某地）实行地毯 式轰炸 2 (fcws/ness
商）to send an
advertisement to a very large number of people, especially by email (尤 指i过电子邮件）广泛舍发广告► ’carpet-bombing noun [U]
car-pet-ing /'kaipitii]； NAmE 'kairp-/ noun 1 [U] carpets in
general or the material used for carpets (统称）地 毯；地毯织料：new oj5ftces with
waH-fo-waH carpeting 房内铺满遥毯的新办公室◊ (Wwf)阶need new carpeting (= a new carpet) fn the ifvi'ng room.我们的起
居 i 里需-k 铺新地毯了。2 [C](阶f，an act of speaking
angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong训斥;斥i
'carpet slipper noun [usually pi.] {old-fashioned, Br£) a type of slipper (= a shoe that you wear in the house), with the upper
part made of cloth (布面）宰内拖鞋；
软拖鞋
'carpet sweeper noun a simple machine for cleaning
carpets, with a long handle and brushes that go around
地毯清扫器
'car phone noun a radio telephone for use in a car
车载电话
car
pool noun 1 a group of car owners who take turns to
drive everyone in the group to work, so that only one car is used at a time合伙魚车的一伙人（一群各邊
都有汽车的人每次轮流开一辆车送大家上班）2 (8r£) (also motor pool US, Br£) a group of cars owned by a
company or an organization, that its staff can use (公 司或机构的）公用车队
car-pool
/'ka:pu:l;
NAmE 'ka:r-/ verb [V] if a group of
people carpool, they
travel to work together in one car and divide the cost between them 合伙用车；.拼车
carport /'ka:po:t; NAmE 'ka:rpo:rt/ noun a shelter for a car,
usually built beside a house and consisting of a roof supported by posts (沿房搭建的 > 汽车棚 carrel /'kaeral/ noun a small area with a
desk, separated from other desks by a dividing wall or screen, where one
person can work in a library < 图书馆内备有 书桌供单人用的）研习间
carriage
/'kaerid3/ noun 1 (also coach) (both Sr£) {NAmE car) [C] a separate section of a train for
carrying passengers (火车的.）客车厢：a railway carriage 铁路 客车厢 2 [C] a road veliicle，usually with four wheels, that is
pulled by one or more horses and was used in the past to carry people (旧时载客的）四.轮马车：a horse-drawn carnage 四轮马车 3 (阶£) (also hand.ling NAmE, fir£) [U] (formal) the act or cost of transporting
goods from one place to another 运输；运费：£16.95 I'nduding VAr and carriage *
16.95 英—，包含增值税和 运费 4 [C] a moving part of a machine that
supports or moves another part, for example on a typewriter (打 字机等机器上W)备动托架：a carriage return (= the act of
starting a new line when typing)回车 5 [sing.] {old-fashioned) the way in which sb holds and
moves their head and body (态；举止 bearing —see
also
BABY CARRIAGE, UNDERCARRIAGE
'carriage
clock noun a small clock inside a case with
a handle on top带提手的钟 'carriage house noun (US) = mews
house car-riage-way
/'kaerid3wei/ noun [Brt) 1 one of the two sides of a motorway or other large road, used by
traffic moving in the same direction (高速公路等的）
单方向路：the .eastbound carriageway 〇/ the M50 * 50 号 ▲ M 公路的东向，路一see also dual carriageway 2 the part of a road intended for
vehicles, not people walking, etc.车苻道;;行秦迨
carrier /'kaeria^)/ noun 1 a company that carries goods or passengers
from one place to another, especially by air (尤指经营空运的}运输公司2 a military vehicle or ship that
carries soldiers or equipment from one place to another军用运输车；运输舰；航空母舰：an